Al-Jazeera Covers The Olympics

One of the nice things about being in Beijing for these games and having broadband Internet is that I can see different media perspectives on the Games, both in Chinese and English.

Al-Jazeera is not a network most Americans watch, want to watch, or in way think is “legitimate” media. But Americans’ attitudes, especially about what constitutes “legitimate,” are increasingly less relevant in much of the world, and Al-Jazeera’s Arabic and English channels have growing influence. Al-Jazeera’s English channel has its own YouTube channel, and has a team in Beijing covering the Olympics. Anyone can watch their Olympics coverage via YouTube here.

One interesting interview is of a young Chinese man explaining why he joined the Communist Party. It is worth watching; click here.